Disinfecting-cabinet.



VP- V. TUELL. DISINFECTING CABINET. APPLICATION HlED APR. a, 1915.

Patented m 29, 1917.

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DI-SINFECTING CABINET.

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DISI NFECTING CABINET. APPLICATION FILED APR-Ii, 1915.

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DISINFECTING-CABINET.

Specification of Letters I'atent.

- Patented May 29, 1917.

Application filed April 6, 1916. Serial No. 89,390.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PINCKNEY V. TUELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rosebud, in the county of Todd and State of South Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDisinfecting-Cabinets, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined desk and cabinet for disinfectingpurposes and has for its object the provlsion of a device of thischaracter for use by surgeons, doctors, barbers, etc., for receiving thevarious' instruments or articles used by them in the discharge of theirduties, and means whereby the same will be thoroughly disinfected orsterilized.

A further important characteristic of the invention resides in the novelmanner in which the device is constructed, so that the same may be usedfor supporting books in a sterilizing compartment, also the provision ofa desk and further, providing the desk structure with a plurality ofdrawers which are so constructed and arranged as to sterilize thevarious articles placed therein.

Other features of the invention consist of a disinfecting means, whichare so arranged that the same may be employed at will by the user, also,the independently operated cut-offs or valves arranged at suit= able.points within the structure and which may be so adjusted as to regulatethe flow of disinfectant to the various compartments.

A still further object of the invention, is to combine in a single pieceof furniture, a desk, a book cabinet, a compartment for receiving towelsor other various objects and havin arranged within the compartment asliding or rolling shelf, and a desk attachment, the sides of the deskbeing provided with a plurality of sliding drawers for the pur ose ashereinafter stated and by so com ining these various units astoconstitute a device in which the parts thereof are closely assembled,thereby taking up a minimum amount of space, and-rendering the sameespecially applicable for use in confined places.

'All of the foregoing together with additional advantageous details andarrangement of parts of the preferred embodiment of my invention will beclear from the specific description hereinafter contained when read inconnection with the accompanying drawings forming a part. thereof,wherein said embodiments of the invention are illustrated for thepurpose of facilitating a full understanding of the present means.

In the drawings Figure 1 .illustrates a side elevation,

Fig. 2 is a transversesection taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line H of Fig. 3 showing thedisinfectant receiving compartment and of one of the sterilizingcompartments,

Fig. 5 is a detailed view of one of the drawers provided with aremovable rack for supporting various articles in-spaced relation, and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in detail of the gripping means for holdingthe disin- .75 fectant receiving curtain in its extended position.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings in connection with whichlike reference numerals will refer to the same parts in the severalviews, 1 designates a desk oughly disinfected, and with swinging doors 4and 5 for closing the compartment. 6 is the lower rear compartment forreceiving and sup orting towels or other linen by means 0 the slidablerack 7 supported and carried by the bars 8 and rollers 9, and by thesliding platform or carriage 10 having wheels 11 adapted to travel uponsuitable tracks 12. 13 is a swinging doorsupplied with suitable hingesat one of its sides whereby access may be had to the compartment 6 forthe purpose of removing or placing towels upon t e supporting meansarran ed therein and also, to allow for the sliding of the rack andcarriage upon-their respective supports. V

' rranged and supported on either side 105 of the desk 1 are a pluralityof sliding drawers 14 supported by the framework 15,

19 is a central compartment formed by the partition walls 18, havingsupported therein by suitable bracket members 20 a spring wound curtain21 which is provided with, upon one of its surfaces, an absorbentmaterial for the purpose of receiving a disinfectant, and 22 are pivotedgripping members normally held in a closed position by a spring 23 ofsuitable construction, and means for pivotally supporting the same asshown at 24. By these gripping members the d sinfectant receivingcurtain may be held in an extended position through the medium of a ring25 which is received and held by the gripping members 22. 26 is aperforated shelf supported within the receptacle for,

receiving various articles.

In order that the central disinfectant receiving compartment may beplaced in communication with each of the various receptacles orcompartments as heretofore described I provide a series of ports 27 and28, the ports 27 beingclosed by valve members 29 having screw-threadedstems 30 extendin from the same to a position beyond t e sides of thedesk whereby the same may be operated for opening: or closing the ports.The port 28 is formed by a series of openings which are adapted to beclosed by a sliding plate valve 30 having arranged thereina series ofopenings or perforations 31 which may be brought into register with theopenings 30 whereby the port may be opened. Also, means are provided foroperating the sliding plate valve, in the form of an elongated extension32, which is ar ranged in a position-accessible to the user whereby thevalve may be operated.

In order to provide for a neat and ornamental finish I wish it to beunderstood that the handles of the various valve stems may be covered bysuitable screw-threaded cap members, such as illustrated at 33, by Fig.6, which in this particular instance serves as a covering or cap for thehandles of the pi'voted gripping members-22. Caps,

.such as described may be also used for covering the locks of thevarious compart- In'ents, which by shown at 34.

The compartments 2 and 6 are placed in communication with-each other bythe perforated partition member 37 for the purpose of allowing a freepassage of the disinfectant.

In the detail shown by Fig'. 5 of the drawings thereis provided a rackmember 35 having arranged therein a plurality of aperway ofillustration,

tures 36 for receiving and supporting,

spaced relation, various articles, such as pens, pencils, tooth brushes,etc.

Should it be desired to disinfect the room in which the cabinet isplaced, I arrange an opening in the door, as at 38 and one in the top ofthe desk, as at 39. Into these openings are placed interiorly threadedbushings 38 and 39 respectively, which are normally closed by plugs 40,the said plugs having a complementally threaded part, whereby, they maybe secured in the bushings 38 and 39. These caps may be removed, which,will create a draft through the disinfectant chamber and thus permit thefumes of the disinfectant to pass into the room.

Coming now to the operation of the device, it may be explained that adisinfectant is placed upon the absorbent surface of the curtain whichhas been previously unwound and held in its extended position by meansof the gripping members 22, the valves 27 and 28 may be adjusted so asto open their respective portswhich will allow for the passage of thedisinfectant into the compartments communicating with the various ports.If it is desired to prevent'the admission of disinfectant to any of thecompartments the valve members arranged in those compartments may beadjusted so as to bring the valves in a position to close the ports andof course thereby render the compartments practically air-tight. Also,it is to be noted, that when the disinfectant receiving curtain is to besupplied with the necessary disinfectant the gripping members 22 Wlll beactuated so as to release the purtain and allow the same to be rewound.Access may be then had to the compartment by the provision of a suitabledoor or other opening which will allow for the necessary operation. 1

While I*have herein disclosed a specific embodiment of the inventionwhich will be apparent to persons skilled in the use thereofdifi'erentarrangement of parts from those herein shown and described,for producing a the desired results may be employed, together withmechanical equivalents to some or all of said parts, but I have utilizedthe present combination for the production of aavserviceableandpraetical-aalisinfeeting cabinet, with the intention of claiming such acombination or structure.

vHaving thus described my invention what I claim is 4 1. A combinedcabinet and desk for disinfecting purposes, including a, plurality ofcommunicating compartments arranged therein, a spring wound curtainprovided with an absorbent surface for receiving a {20 ing the curtainin its extended position,

ports formed in the partition walls of the net having a centralcompartment and a rear compartment, the wall between the central andrear compartments having port openings, valves for the openings, aspring roller mounted beneath the ports, a flexible absorbent fabricwound on the roller, a spring grip for receiving and holding theflexible absorbent fabric in an extended disinfectant receivingposition, and perforated supports arranged in the cabinet accessible bythevalved ports for receiving the fumes pfbthe disinfectant on theflexible absorbent a no.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.v

V PINOKNEY V. TUELL. Witnesses:

A. R. DnUnY, M. L. ORmunr.

